Navistar, Inc. and Continental Tire the Americas, LLC signed a five-year agreement where Continental tires will supply all International brand medium-duty, severe service and heavy-duty trucks and all IC Bus brand school buses. “Continental tires are well-regarded by customers in…
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Yokohama opens commercial tyre plant in Mississippi
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM) opened its new US$300 million commercial truck tyre facility in West Point, Mississippi. Just a little over 24 months after breaking ground on the site, YTMM celebrated with more than three hundred dignitaries and guests…
Agri-service centre open in India
Manimalayar Rubbers Private Limited, a joint venture of the Rubber Board and Rubber Producers’ Societies, in collaboration with Kudumbasree opened an agricultural service centre named MANKA (Market-led Agribusiness Nurturing and Kudumbasree Agri-services) in Kaduthuruthy, Kerala, India. The service centre was…
Milberg LLP investigates health risks of artificial turfs
Law firm Milberg LLP is investigating the link between “crumb rubber” used as infill in artificial turf or synthetic turf infill and various health problems. Milberg has spoken with athletes (and relatives of athletes, some of whom are now deceased)…
Hankook Tire’s concept tyre wins Red Dot: Luminary
Hankook Tire’s Boostrac concept tyre has received the prestigious Red Dot: Luminary at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2015. The ceremony took place at the Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore on September 25. Hankook Tire received the ‘Red…
Bridgestone launches World Solar Challenge website
Bridgestone Corporation launched a new website dedicated to 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge will be on October 18 to 25 in Australia. The race starts from Darwin and ends in Adelaide, Australia. The URL…
Michelin is official Formula E supplier until 2019
Michelin announced that it will be the exclusive supplier of the FIA Formula E Championship until 2019. With the renewal of their partnership, the French manufacturer will remain the exclusive supplier of tyres and services to the end of the…
Avon Rubber appoints new CEO
Avon Rubber appointed Rob Rennie as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1 December 2015. Former CEO Peter Slabbert retired last September 30. Andrew Lewis, the current Group Finance Director, will be Interim Chief Executive with immediate effect…
Nexen Tire breaks ground at new plant in Czech Republic
Nexen Tire held a ground breaking ceremony at the site of its new plant in Zatec, Czech Republic.The company invested more than EUR829 million to build the new plant on 650,000 square meters of land in Zatec. Nexen Tire plans…
Bridgestone reveals tyre made of desert shrub
Bridgestone Corporation successfully built tyres with 100% of its natural rubber-containing components derived from guayule, a desert shrub that grows in arid regions. Built at the Bridgestone Technical Center in Japan, the tyres were constructed using the guayule natural rubber…